The Girl in the Torch

by Robert Sharenow

Book Overview

The Invention of Hugo Cabret meets True Grit in this heartfelt novel of resilience, hope, and discovering a family where you least expect it, from award-winning author Robert Sharenow.

At the dawn of the twentieth century, thousands of immigrants are arriving in the promised land of New York City. Twelve-year-old Sarah has always dreamed of America, a land of freedom and possibility. In her small village she stares at a postcard of the Statue...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0062227955
• ISBN13: 9780062227959
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Balzer & Bray/Harperteen
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.8" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7